Hot Springs!

So Saturday of Easter break arrived and since we had nothing penned into the program we were kindly taken to the Hidden Valley Hot springs as a team by my previous hosts Sally and Homer Cu and there lovely children Harvey and Shar. A long road trip and we eventually found the hidden alley springs. To be honest if they weren't so hidden then more people would visit! The most exciting moment if the journey was a toss up between Homer refusing to ask for directions or doing a very slow leisurely u turn on the expressway. His driving is legendary!

A full day of relaxation and fun was had exploring the park. Upon arriving we were met by the park Police which was nice and is a job I think i could handle! We went for a huge walk (at least half a mile) to see the cascading waterfalls which Sally forbade me from swimming out to. We the. Posed for lots of photos and as we returned back to the pools, I had to come to the rescue of Sally. As they were crossing the bamboo bridge all I heard was screaming and so I ran over just in time to stop Harvey wiping Sally out with a bag full of water bottles etc. As a result items from the bag went over the side and into the ditch which was all of 20' deep. The commotion was all over a shield bug which I flicked off Sally's back and the. Retrieved all the fallen items. Hero duties done we then went from pool to pool (disturbing the peace of the lovers pool) until we settled in the hot springs. This is fresh water stream mixing with geothermal spring coming up from below. You a feel the water mixing which is a but strange and it was commented by Amy that its a bit like someone has had a wee next to you! Thankfully it doesn't taste like that and I had to inform a disappointed Richard that the Soda spring did not in fact taste of Sprite!

A wonderful lunch of SALAD which was enjoyed by all and after a bit more wallowing it was time to go. A happy relaxed team ready for a new week.